The Reborn Phoenix of Red Dusk II is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The democratic population of 21.047 billion Duskians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dawn City. The average income tax rate is 85.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Red Dusk IIian economy, worth 994 trillion Glimmers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 47,230 Glimmers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The study of medicine is popular throughout Red Dusk II, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Red Dusk II, billions of Glimmers are being poured into a space program, and children as young as twelve are conscripted into the armed forces. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Red Dusk II's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Red Dusk II is ranked 68,200^th in the world and 19^th in Renegade Islands Alliance for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,195.36 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.